Details of the agreement, which was facilitated by the government, will be finalised over a six-week period, presidential spokesman Amos Chanda said in a statement.

CEC, which buys power from the state-owned electricity company and sells it to mines, cut supply to Mopani to 94 megawatts (MW) from 130 MW after a dispute over new tariffs. (Reporting by Chris Mfula; Editing by David Goodman)